diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
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+# Ignore all test and documentation for archive
+/.github            export-ignore
+/.gitattributes     export-ignore
+/.gitignore         export-ignore
+/.scrutinizer.yml   export-ignore
+/.travis.yml        export-ignore
+/phpunit.xml.dist   export-ignore
+/tests              export-ignore
+/docs               export-ignore
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diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
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+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# These are supported funding model platforms
+
+github: [klimov-paul]
+patreon: klimov_paul
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
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+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
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+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+
+### What is the expected result?
+
+### What do you get instead?
+
+### Additional info
+
+| Q                     | A
+|-----------------------| ---
+| This Package Version  | 1.?.?
+| Yii Framework Version | 1.1.?
+| PHP version           | 
+| Operating system      |
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
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+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+| Q             | A
+| ------------- | ---
+| Is bugfix?    | ✔️/❌
+| New feature?  | ✔️/❌
+| Breaks BC?    | ✔️/❌
+| Tests pass?   | ✔️/❌
+| Fixed issues  | comma-separated list of tickets # fixed by the PR, if any
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: build
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  phpunit:
+    name: PHP ${{ matrix.php }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        php: ['7.1', '7.2', '7.3', '7.4', '8.0', '8.1', '8.2']
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install PHP
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: ${{ matrix.php }}
+          extensions: mbstring, pdo, sqlite, pdo_sqlite
+          tools: composer:v2
+          coverage: none
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          composer update --prefer-dist --no-interaction --no-progress --optimize-autoloader --ansi
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: vendor/bin/phpunit --colors=always
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..304f7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# phpstorm project files
+.idea
+
+# netbeans project files
+nbproject
+
+# zend studio for eclipse project files
+.buildpath
+.project
+.settings
+
+# windows thumbnail cache
+Thumbs.db
+
+# composer vendor dir
+/vendor
+
+/composer.lock
+
+# composer itself is not needed
+composer.phar
+
+# Mac DS_Store Files
+.DS_Store
+
+# phpunit itself is not needed
+phpunit.phar
+# local phpunit config
+/phpunit.xml
+# phpunit cache
+.phpunit.result.cache
+
+# test runtime files
+/.phpunit.cache
+/tests/runtime
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Yii1 ActiveRecord Soft Delete extension
+=======================================
+
+1.0.0 Under Development
+-----------------------
+
+- Initial release.
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
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index 0000000..e641e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+This is free software. It is released under the terms of the
+following BSD License.
+
+Copyright © 2023 by Yii1Tech (https://github.com/yii1tech)
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+ * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
+   the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+   distribution.
+ * Neither the name of Yii1Tech nor the names of its
+   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+   from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
+BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
+ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
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+<p align="center">
+    <a href="https://github.com/yii1tech" target="_blank">
+        <img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/134691944" height="100px">
+    </a>
+    <h1 align="center">Application Runtime Configuration Extension for Yii 1</h1>
+    <br>
+</p>
+
+This extension provides support for Yii1 ActiveRecord soft delete.
+
+For license information check the [LICENSE](LICENSE.md)-file.
+
+[![Latest Stable Version](https://img.shields.io/packagist/v/yii1tech/ar-softdelete.svg)](https://packagist.org/packages/yii1tech/ar-softdelete)
+[![Total Downloads](https://img.shields.io/packagist/dt/yii1tech/ar-softdelete.svg)](https://packagist.org/packages/yii1tech/ar-softdelete)
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/yii1tech/ar-softdelete/workflows/build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/yii1tech/ar-softdelete/actions)
+
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+The preferred way to install this extension is through [composer](http://getcomposer.org/download/).
+
+Either run
+
+```
+php composer.phar require --prefer-dist yii1tech/ar-softdelete
+```
+
+or add
+
+```json
+"yii1tech/ar-softdelete": "*"
+```
+
+to the "require" section of your composer.json.
+
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+This extension provides support for so called "soft" deletion of the ActiveRecord, which means record is not deleted
+from database, but marked with some flag or status, which indicates it is no longer active, instead.
+
+This extension provides `\yii1tech\ar\softdelete\SoftDeleteBehavior` ActiveRecord behavior for such solution support
+in Yii1. You may attach it to your model class in the following way:
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+```
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+    "name": "yii1tech/ar-softdelete",
+    "description": "Provides support for ActiveRecord soft delete in Yii1",
+    "keywords": ["yii1", "active", "record", "soft", "smart", "delete", "integrity"],
+    "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+    "support": {
+        "issues": "https://github.com/yii1tech/ar-softdelete/issues",
+        "wiki": "https://github.com/yii1tech/ar-softdelete/wiki",
+        "source": "https://github.com/yii1tech/ar-softdelete"
+    },
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "Paul Klimov",
+            "email": "klimov.paul@gmail.com"
+        }
+    ],
+    "require": {
+        "php": ">=7.1",
+        "yiisoft/yii": "~1.1.0"
+    },
+    "require-dev": {
+        "phpunit/phpunit": "^6.0 || ^7.0 || ^8.0 || ^9.3 || ^10.0.7"
+    },
+    "autoload": {
+        "psr-4": {
+            "yii1tech\\ar\\softdelete\\": "src"
+        }
+    },
+    "autoload-dev": {
+        "psr-4": {
+            "yii1tech\\ar\\softdelete\\test\\": "tests"
+        }
+    },
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "1.0.x-dev"
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/phpunit.xml.dist b/phpunit.xml.dist
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index 0000000..1dc5e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpunit.xml.dist
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<phpunit bootstrap="./tests/bootstrap.php"
+		 colors="true"
+		 backupGlobals="false"
+		 backupStaticProperties="false"
+		 processIsolation="false"
+		 cacheDirectory=".phpunit.cache"
+		 stopOnError="false"
+		 stopOnFailure="false">
+	<testsuites>
+		<testsuite name="Yii1tech Test Suite">
+			<directory>./tests</directory>
+		</testsuite>
+	</testsuites>
+</phpunit>
diff --git a/src/SoftDeleteBehavior.php b/src/SoftDeleteBehavior.php
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index 0000000..c720f3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SoftDeleteBehavior.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace yii1tech\ar\softdelete;
+
+use CBehavior;
+
+class SoftDeleteBehavior extends CBehavior
+{
+
+}
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diff --git a/tests/TestCase.php b/tests/TestCase.php
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TestCase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace yii1tech\ar\softdelete\test;
+
+use CConsoleApplication;
+use CMap;
+use Yii;
+
+class TestCase extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->mockApplication();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    protected function tearDown(): void
+    {
+        $this->destroyApplication();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Populates Yii::app() with a new application
+     * The application will be destroyed on tearDown() automatically.
+     * @param array $config The application configuration, if needed
+     * @param string $appClass name of the application class to create
+     */
+    protected function mockApplication($config = [], $appClass = CConsoleApplication::class)
+    {
+        Yii::setApplication(null);
+
+        new $appClass(CMap::mergeArray([
+            'id' => 'testapp',
+            'basePath' => __DIR__,
+            'components' => [
+                'db' => [
+                    'class' => \CDbConnection::class,
+                    'connectionString' => 'sqlite::memory:',
+                ],
+                'cache' => [
+                    'class' => \CDummyCache::class,
+                ],
+            ],
+        ], $config));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Destroys Yii application by setting it to null.
+     */
+    protected function destroyApplication()
+    {
+        Yii::setApplication(null);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
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+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
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+<?php
+
+// ensure we get report on all possible php errors
+error_reporting(-1);
+
+define('YII_ENABLE_ERROR_HANDLER', false);
+define('YII_ENABLE_EXCEPTION_HANDLER', false);
+define('YII_DEBUG', true);
+
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] = '/' . __DIR__;
+$_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] = __FILE__;
+
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php');
+require_once(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/yiisoft/yii/framework/yii.php');